the mi ##vo ; meanwhile , the japanese continued to hara ##ss the australians , probing their positions and setting mines and traps , targeting the australian line of communications . on 9 july , the 15th infantry battalion fought off a series of attacks around sis ##kat ##ek ##ori , at the junction of the mi ##vo river and the bu ##in road , which included a heavy japanese artillery bombardment . australian patrols were resumed in late july and continued into august . these attacks proved very costly , particularly amongst the australian engineers that were tasked with rebuilding the bridges and roads that had been destroyed in the flooding . fighting in the northern sector continued during this time also , and although preparations in
the mivo ; meanwhile, the japanese continued to harass the australians, probing their positions and setting mines and traps, targeting the australian line of communications. on 9 july, the 15th infantry battalion fought off a series of attacks around siskatekori, at the junction of the mivo river and the buin road, which included a heavy japanese artillery bombardment. australian patrols were resumed in late july and continued into august. these attacks proved very costly, particularly amongst the australian engineers that were tasked with rebuilding the bridges and roads that had been destroyed in the flooding. fighting in the northern sector continued during this time also, and although preparations in